Shower head radio

ABSTRACT

A shower head ( 8 ) with a waterproof enclosure ( 20 ) encloses a radio audio source ( 28 ) an accessory and a replaceable battery (s) ( 26 ). An attachable shower head handle ( 22 ) is affixed to one side of the shower head ( 8 ) as a leveraged source for moving the shower head ( 8 ). A slidably removable waterproof battery(s) cover ( 24 ) is for the battery(s) placement. A radio speaker ( 16 ) an on-off volume control ( 14 ) and a tuner control ( 10 ) known as the accessory are disposed within the waterproof enclosure ( 20  and located to facilitate an improved reception of audio sound quality. This disposed accessory ( 8 ) with enclosed radio source ( 28 ) and replaceable battery(s) ( 26 ) further facilitates space saving, accessibility to and ease of operation.

FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

[0001] Not Applicable

SEQUENCE LISTING

[0002] Not APPLICABLE

BACKGROUND

[0003] 1. Field of Invention

[0004] This invention relates to a shower accessory, specifically a shower head with an enclosed radio for use in a shower environment.

[0005] 2. Description of Prior Art

[0006] Stores typically market and sell shower heads of various designs and sizes for the purpose of providing the public needs. These shower heads though functional for taking a shower do not contain a radio audio source. Manufacturers provide a large selection of radios that are designed to be used within a shower environment. These radios typically have a waterproof design and are battery powered. Typically, The radio is hung from a hook mounted on the shower wall by a suction cup, adhesive or the like. One disadvantage of these previously known radios, is that a suction cup, adhesive or the like which secures the radio to the wall becomes undone. When this happens, the radio falls to the floor at the bottom of the shower which damages the radio.

[0007] A further disadvantage of these previously known shower radios is that they are typically located either behind a noisey and distracting shower water source as well as in other locations within the shower environment making for a poor quality sound reception. An additional disadvantage of these previously known radios is their locations behind the noisey shower source, or the like . This makes the accessibility and ease of operation of these radios the more difficult.

[0008] U.S. Pat. No. 5,140,254 to Katzman (1992) discloses a shower accessory for a shower having a shower outlet .This accessory includes a housing separated from the shower head and located behind the shower head . This device is powered by an impeller coupled to a generator and is used to power a device such as a radio. Some important disadvantages of this shower accessory is its distant location behind a very noisey shower water source making audio reception and accessibility to operate the audio source less advantageous.

[0009] A further U.S. Pat. No. 4,964,181 to Alpert (1990) discloses a shower head attachment with spaced pulsating shower heads for the delivery of pulses at spaced locations to the user's body. A waterproof cassette tape deck is located externally and between the shower heads. A disadvantage of the combined shower heads with an externally located radio tape deck is that it takes up space and is therefore not space saving within a generally space limited shower environment.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

[0010] Accordingly several objects and advantages of my invention are:

[0011] (a) To provide a shower head with a combined radio audio source enclosed within the shower head that is space saving in comparison with other shower radios generally located elsewhere within a shower environment.

[0012] (b) To provide a shower head with a combined radio audio source positioned above a noisey and very distracting shower water source in comparison with other shower radios located elsewhere within a shower environment.

[0013] (c) To provide a shower head with a combined radio audio source located directly and approximately in front of the user in comparison with other shower radios located elsewhere within a shower room environment.

[0014] (d) To provide a shower head with a combined radio audio source centrally and proximately located above the noisey and distracting shower water source facilitating an improved reception of both quality and quantity of a audio sound source. This compares with other shower radios located elsewhere in a shower environment.

[0015] (e) To provide a shower head with a combined radio audio source located centrally and approximately in front of the shower user to facilitate a stereo sound effect. This effect is facilitated when both ears equally receive an audio sound source. This compares with with a more monaural sound effect received with other shower radio placed elsewhere within a shower environment.

[0016] (f) To provide a shower head with a combined radio source with controls located centrally and approximately above the shower water source for improved accessibility to and ease of operation of the radio controls in comparison with other shower radios located elsewhere within a shower environment.

[0017] (g) To provide an attachable handle located on one side of the shower head for a leveraged movement of the shower head and shower water source. This leveraged handle is further very helpful to the elderly and those disabled with arthritis as an assistive tool to move easily move the shower head into a desirable position.

[0018] (h) To provides a shower head with an enclosed radio source surrounded by the shower head to facilitate an integtal attacment of this shower head with the radio source to a shower head water outlet. This is in comparison with shower radios located elsewhere in a shower environment.

SUMMARY

[0019] In accordance with the present invention, a shower head with an enclosed radio audio source located above a shower water source along with a leveraged attachable handle providing an improved reception of audio sound quality, is space saving, with an easier accessibility to and operation of the radio controls, as well as easier shower head manueverability.

DRAWINGS

[0020] Drawing Figures

[0021]FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a shower head inclusive of all embodiments of this invention.

[0022]FIG. 1A shows an exploded view of a attachable handle to a shower head

[0023]FIG. 1B shows an exploded view of a battery(s) power source with a slidably protective cover

REFERENCE NUMERALS IN DRAWINGS

[0024]4. shower head water connection

[0025]6. shower head swival device

[0026]8. shower head

[0027]10. waterproof on-off radio volume control

[0028]12. shower water outlet screen

[0029]14. waterproof radio tuner control

[0030]16 waterproof radio speaker

[0031]18. shower water source inlet

[0032]20. waterproof enclosure

[0033]22. detachable handle

[0034]24. slidably removable battery cover

[0035]26. replaceable battery(s)

[0036]28. radio audo source

[0037]30. first surface

[0038]32. Second surface

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] Description—FIGS. 1, 1A, and 1B—Preferred Embodiment

[0040] A preferred embodiment of a shower head radio of the present invention is illustrated in the FIG. 1 perspective view along with FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B's exploded views. A shower head (8) with a shower water source inlet (18) and a a shower head water connection (4) is conected to a shower outlet. A shower head swival (6) is attached in between the shower head water connection (4) and the shower head (8).

[0041] The shower head (8) materials in the preferred embodiment are of a hard-molded plastic. However, this material can be made of any other material that is suitable for the shower head (8)'s integral construction.

[0042] The front of the shower head (8) consists of an approximately sized 6 cm. shower water outlet screen (12) made in the preferred embodiment of the hard molded plastic. However, this material can be made of any material with a size suitable for the shower water outlet screen (12).

[0043] In the preferred embodiment, the top front of the otherwise spherically shaped shower head has two flattened surfaces. The first flattened surface (30) is approximately 1 cm. above and 1 cm. rearward of the shower water outlet screen. This first flattened surface (30) extends backward approximately 3 cm. from this screen at a 90 degee angle to this screen.

[0044] The second flattened surface (32) is positioned at a 90 degree angle from the first flattened surface (30) and extends vertically upward approximately 6 cm and then gradually slants downward maintaining a spherical shape to the rear of the shower head (8). This second flattened surface encloses three radio components known as an accessory. One radio component a spherical waterproof on-off volume control (1) is located approximately 2 cm. from the top border and 2 cm. from the right front border of the second surface (32). A second radio component is also located on the second surface approximately 2 cm. from the top of the second surface border and 2 cm. from the left border of the on-off volume control (10). This accessory is a waterproof radio speaker (16) of approximately 4 cm. in diameter and is also spherically shaped. A third radio component is also a spherically shaped waterproof radio tuner control (14) located approximately 2 cm. from the top border of second surface (32) and approximately 2 cm. from left border of the waterproof radio speaker (16).

[0045] In the preferred embodiment, a detachable handle (22) is located on the right side of the shower head (8). This handle attaches in a vertical plane to the shower head (8) and is approximately 7 cm. in length and 2 cm. in width.

[0046] Preferably located in the embodiment aproximately 2 cm. from the right and rear top borders of the shower head surface is a spherical slidably removable battery cover (24) of approximately 2 cm. in diameter.

[0047] Enclosed within a waterproof enclosure (20) of the shower head (8) and approximately 2 cm. in back of the second flattened surface (32) containing the three radio accessories are two more radio componnts. These components are the radio audio source (28) and the replaceable battery(s) (26). The preferred embodiment is that these component may extend to the inner borders of the shower head (8) within the waterproof enclosure (20) of the shower head (8).

[0048] The dimensions of this waterproof border (20) are approximately 6 cm. in length, 10 cm, in width, with a depth of approximately 6 cm. at the second surface gradually decreasing as this waterproof inner border slants and projects rearward to the back of the shower head (8). Therefore, in this embodiment, the overall diameter of the shower head (8) proper is approximately 10 cm.

[0049] The preferred embodiments listed are only approximations of size, materials, components, and location of components, and may be changed as required to meet the scope of this invention.

[0050] Operation—FIGS. 1, 1A, 1B

[0051] The manner of using a shower head (8) with an enclosed radio audio source (28) with a radio accessory components is not functionally different from a conventional shower head and a conventional radio. The radio audio source (28) with accessory components are used in a conventional way as one would use another radio audio source (28) of similiar embodiments.

[0052] The function of a detachable handle (22) is to provide a convenient and leveraged source to grasp and is used to implement the turning and rotation of the shower head (8) on a shower head swival (6).

[0053] A slidably removable battery cover (24) provides a waterproof cover over a replaceable battery(s) (26). The cover is removed by rotating the cover from the shower head (8).

[0054] The battery(s) 26) purpose is conventional providing power to the radio audio source (28) and the accessory radio components.

[0055] The shower head (8) with the exception of the enclosed radio audio source (28) with the accessory components and the attachable handle (22) functions in a conventional manner as found in other shower head prior art.

CONCLUSIONS, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE

[0056] Thus the reader will see that a Shower Head Radio of this invention provides a self contained shower head and a radio with an improved reception of audio quality, an improved accessibility to and easier operation of the radio controls, is space saving as well as much easier to manuever.

[0057] While the above description contains many specifications, these should not be contrued as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of one preferred embodiment thereof. Many other variations are possible as the size, shape, color, as well as the location and number of component parts embodied in his invention.

[0058] These variations, however, are not considered of enough importance to include within the ramifications in the drawing. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiment(s) illistrated, but by appended claims and their legal equivalents. 

I claim:
 1. A shower unit comprising; (a) a shower head (b) a radio (c) a battery (d) a attachment (e) a accessory
 2. The shower unit of claim 1 wherein said shower head includes a waterproof enclosure surrounding said radio said battery and said accessory.
 3. The shower head of claim 2 wherein said radio said battery and said accessory are disposed within said waterproof enclosure located above said shower head's water source.
 4. The shower head of claim 2 wherein the said accessory is centrally and proxmately disposed above said shower head's water source.
 5. The shower head of claim 2 wherein said battery is a replaceable battery(s) with a same receptacle to include a rechargeable battery(s).
 6. The shower head of claim 1 wherein said attachment is an attachable leveraged handle. Whereby the shower head with the combined radio and the accessory is positioned centrally and appproximately above the shower water source facilitates an improved reception of audio sound quality. Whereby the shower head with the combined radio and the accessory with the leveraged handle is located above the shower water source facilitates an improved accessiblity to and operation of the radio accessory with a more leveraged means to direct the shower water supply. 